The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-25
WILD CHASE BY BLOODHOUNDS
OF A CHICKEN THIEF.
SickeniBg Spectacle Presented 10
the 0Dlcers in Charge In
Eoncosnah Bottom.

lest days before the grand jury got on
his collar, would not commit himself
In favor Of all the noble traits claimed
for them. Strange and almost marvel.
Gus stories Of their achieve ments we're
tackled 10 the pedigree Of the trailing
hounds by the spectators who raked
hundreds Of dollars for them, and that
wac the only guarantee the local off.
eials bad for efficiency In the branch
OF service for which they we're pur.
chnssd. The police, from Chief Davis
down 10 the latest add tion TO the force,
reii rred 10 the dogs In the mos, guard.
cd terns. When asked 10 detail their
txploi;s under their own eyes, the
peses guar disns would only say, "Don't
gay III ything about It,"
In the light OF record and their Wei.
ola appearance, these back ground
illusions 10 the iour.legged terroIs to
sneak thieves and other evil doors,
Snseked o; the unaccountable. An
ArrKAL reporter has caves dropped,
pumped, followed the trail NJ close
range and feighed friendship TO the
keeper, all Tor the deep purpose OF
bringing 10 light what has really beer
accom- pushed In the way Of wedding
out criminals and crime ia the Taxing
DislIs,. BY perseverance, and amid
many hsrdships and Encouragement
this has a, leat been sccomplisht
ThsIe is no doubt thai the introduc
gion OF blood hounds has had q talu.
tary effect In the direction of law and
order. This Ia more noiiceably true
OF the colored people, Who 500 m POI
sessee OF holy horror OF this re-
minder Of slavery days. The aus.
picion OF "iIaud" never appeared 10
enter their mindF. Marvellous &C.
counts Of lone, determined and f.roci-
Gus ehGses had been brought 90 their
attention and ono or two failures hero
had no effect In madicating the
fJm belief inspired from their
mlndF. The lower order Of whites
paired With the negro on this great
question. But 10 the end aud sim Of
tins narrative. There 10 cause, and
one heretofore shToudod In most pro-
found tecreBy.
twill be remembered that sergt. lilo.
ran, Keeper SimoIs q, and one or two
outsiders fond OF the chsse, took the
dogs out one day last week 20 capture y
thief who yielded 10 n burning desire
for chick n pie. Not possessing the
iosls himielf, his roul went out TO
neighboling yard. The chickens we're
In toothtons condition. II plump ap.
pearanoes we're not detective. Further
than that, they we're OF tho variety
known ~ Spring" Inhabitants were
few and far be- Oen In the vicinity.
RobberieB had not been Of such FREE
q1enoy that the owner Of the root
felt constrained 10 introduce trapeuns
or sca'tc crows an safeguard. Sur
TouLdlnss were favorable, aud at an
evil houy the charcoal coloied ooveter
nipped between haf dCEsn and q
dGIsn Of the choicest specimens So
GTll, ideally was the ieAt performed
that II did not become known until
next morning, aud hereby hangs the
tale.
The .ereeAnt and bis colleagues had
little difficulty In locating the trail. In
Tact, 90 coon 80 the auimals came with.
Ia one hundred yards q the hen
Ioost, they raised Their long noses
aloli, rave one or two significant shifts
and Bpraug from the wagon IN which
IN 10y were being transported. In vain
Keeper Simon, cHled 10 end tire 1.
ened "CoshomA," "0ld Tige," blue"
and MADDEN" Tire latter three
smellOd their native "ouon"-so prev
aleui in the LAID from whence they
cant-and "Coahoms" had to- mucn
pride 10 remain behind They pro.
ceeted Ia a Wild run TO tho scene II
tho depreciation, took the trail and
made bee line In tn dire elton NJ
NorConnah bottom. They followed
the main road Tor mile ~ more, the
officers a. The same time makilg q
mighty enOr 81 toep within hsar.ng
Soon the familiar bark vCerOd 10 the
south and led thu followora over an
indisuBrt COW trail NJ break neck
speed. This wah continued for about
an hour; Thea onme n pr5funud hush,
60 far as the dsgs we're concerned. This
pursuit was kept up until the faithful
houses plugged iHto IN almost imp0n.
etIAhle ilugle, covered with foam and
ready ~ fail fron exhaustion. Which
way 20 turn vala yuettion that occu.
pied thu minds ~ &c olicers for sew.
era minutos, when euddenly n wild
ehr.Ck, ~ u coming from a human
being In tho last agonies OF death,
rent the air about q quarter Of n mile
In advance Of ths party. Unmindinl
Of all obuiaclog, the officers plunged
into the ioresl, hiding Iecsleesly over
logs and thicI underground, thinking
only Of ,he awful slaughter being car
Ti,d On Ny the mAidened dogs. When
within about one hundred yArde Of the
tpot vhere they supposed the deed
was being done, ferecious grnwla and
unariugs came 90 their ears, tellirR
them In language plalner than words
that the dogs had fallen out among
themselves over the victims remains.
Keeper Simonf, Sergeant Koran and
the pfiytte citizen eecoft raised their
v0itos In unison 10 overAwe the ca.
riuaa aud cave What, ~ they felt sure,
was the cO'ofed man who had hn ak.
Ant ~ On " ihtitu eNltkfhts NhWt
thuy .rivsd upon the fcele the dog,
had tkulked away, with the except On
OF "C0ahomA," Nho calmly lay n inl
length 1pln the ground, com placently
Glowing the lat vestigo II the caicaes
Mt thread Of cloth NJ, paper, ol
anything by which Il could b. deter
mined D. 10 who or what constitute
The meal 20 recently 81 joyed by th,
dogs, could he found Asihr oiiicen
dashed mp The three atimAIs which
had Teen routed by "Clahoma'
emerged from their hiding places
SUI =, 4 into tnr di.fgutri wagon ant
took tnug poi, go u.d .fusa' b a.,
EosL = SibuSn blood houpd lpia
urCly 1nishod bis .asl moulhinl, Dc
hboTa sly picked his teeth, wake,
elowiy and maj t'ca.ly 90 tho Sagci
an tprsng iu, looking tosn up1s hi
cumpanl0re WITH the utmost Ind Ger
enoo and g n'oupi, AZ n he were nor
nch oi the Surroundings.
The ABOVE frs only CX'rsc'cd from
The gent men who comp fsd The pai
suiIg party by thg most sdfoit ~.
t'oni1g shd whom haa ~ iha bNlu
a..fk ..vff,ufru fIaNn flat NHa a. 80